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Historical Event on 8/15/1921

Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born .

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.